Life and Seerah
348 questions
What is a person called who became Muslim in the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, but never saw him?
The life of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him.
Who said the phrase: "By Allah, you are the best of Allah's lands, and the dearest of Allah's lands to me, and had I not been driven out of you, I would not have left"?
When did the moon split during the Hajj season?
Were the Jews waging wars and seeking victory through the advent of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, to defeat their enemies, then disbelieved in him, thinking he would be from the Children of Israel, and was this the reason for the people of Medina's belief in him?
Was the inheritance of the 'Asaba (agnates) mentioned in the Qur’an or Hadith, and was ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, the first to implement it?
How do we respond to those who say that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was merely an ordinary man before the revelation?
Did the establishment of the Islamic state in Medina rely on seeking support from the chieftains of the tribes or from their common people, and were the delegations of the Aws and Khazraj at the Pledge of Aqabah from among the chieftains?
Did the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, die poisoned or from the effects of the poison given to him by the Jewish woman?
Where did the water from the Messenger's (peace be upon him) ritual bath go?
What is the meaning of "I was aided by terror for a month's journey," mentioned in the Hadith: "I have been favored above the prophets with six things: I have been given comprehensive words, I was aided by terror for a month's journey, spoils of war were made lawful for me, the earth was made for me a mosque and a means of purification, I was sent to all of creation, and the prophets were sealed with me"?
What is the ruling on dealing with statues made of marble, the sale of which is forbidden?
How can one know and understand the complete life of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) from his birth until his death, including his way of thinking and his most intricate details, and what are the suggested books and educational resources for that, and in what order should they be read, and what is the difference between the Prophetic biography (Sirah Nabawiyah) and the jurisprudence of the Prophetic biography (Fiqh al-Sirah al-Nabawiyah), and which one should one begin with?
If the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not kill anyone with his own hand in all his battles except Ubayy ibn Khalaf, then why did he not kill anyone else despite the intensity of the situation in battles?
Does the curse mentioned in the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying, "May Allah curse the one who plucks eyebrows and the one for whom they are plucked," last for the rest of one's life?
What is the meaning of "dead animal's sinew," and is it meant specifically, or does it apply by analogy to other parts of the dead animal? And how can the prohibition against benefiting from sinew be reconciled with the hadith "Its eating was merely forbidden"?
What was Imam Al-Dhahabi's stance on Ibn Taymiyyah, and did he write a biography of him?
Who is Abu Righal, as mentioned in the war of Abraha al-Ashram?
How did Umar, Uthman, Ali, Warqa ibn Nawfal, and the scribes of revelation learn to read and write in the pre-Islamic environment, and were there schools in the Hijaz, or did they learn in Iraq and Syria?
How can the withdrawal of Khalid ibn al-Walid with the army from the Battle of Mu'tah be reconciled with Allah Almighty's prohibition to believers from turning their backs to the disbelievers?
Who were the foster-siblings of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) through Halimah?
Who conceived the idea of digging the trench?
Can a brief overview of the life of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, be provided?
Did the spider web and the doves' nest exist outside the Cave of Thawr when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was in it?